Telegram-herald., 1887-02-26
onIrcARY.

'tle mineral services OF us ta-r h4--tS+
scherresAora. aho diea a. his residence
isz Foarth 81. Feb. l7. 81 lhs'aiganeei ase
of - years. nlenlas and q aays. we're
held a. tAs seeoaa Street 3 Z church.
Eoalay. tae q s.. a.tsa ieI - large naaa-
Les ~ relatives ana fisnds. there beng
usaF rspfessatst stse8 O. tee Ga settlers
Association b eself oi whoM ihe les easel
siss alensler. fae fail-Learefs oelas enes,sn
fn5n tes.g ula,aer-
Ile m11a cement N4s uni4r tne t.rtet0n
ol NF AIieu Durtse, WHO is he.a n hish
es.eew og-al wAo are iagorsd Wlta Als aE-
ailair.alc-
Fhe Pew. Brooks. Of tie second Baptist
church Oi th-s city delivered q very bealtl-
tli Discourse from Psalm li9 6Ith
verse Pref <oCrse. 0fsanist " the
second Street Church presided az tLe organ.
The words and miisic Of tie beautiful
hemns. why DO Ne Mourn Departing
fssnas. -one ~ ore and "Jesas. lover
oi sly soul were finely rendered oy Ms
Mclu1iy soprano, 1-- Chas- Alden, tenor
o1 .he First Presbyterian Church Ars- ~.
c.ars. alto 81 the second Baptist Church
and NJ. Wan 3. Fox, OF the second Street
81 O. Church Bass
A lovely floral pillow with the word
Father was placed So the head Of the
caskel. and a large and ELEGANT arch, GATES
AI4r with the words AT Rest stood Al
tie foot 81 the cesket.
the remains were placed at rest in the
hmiiy ON GREENWOOD cemetery.
DAME. scaermerho-n was bora in Schnec-
tadg York state Nay 2i I.vi. and was the
eldest of q family Of thirteen children
.eycr sons and SIR daughters. His father.
Heg. Cornelius SchermGrhorn, was for many
years clergyman OF the Presbyterian
church. On account OF falling health, be
moved % Canada when Daniel was quite a
yeuus man settling on g iarm, the man
aresaegt of which degOlveu mainly on the
sgtiect 0l thls sketch
Iae death og his father occurred st the
age Of So years followed IN few months
~ ihc death Of MS mother.
In lszl Mr. Scbermerh0rn united II mar
ria..e aith Mss Ann Wall with whom he
lived happily Tor fty nine and one -half
years ana who survives him.
Tie death Oi nis PARENTS occurring short
~ sifff his rnarr.age q 6eeaue necessary
for niM, alded uy his Young wife, 10 assume
TIE care of bis younger brothers and SIS
rer, providing i0T their. physical needs and
directing their eaFiy education.
Eogy years aso, vita his young family Of
zen Caiidren he moved 10 Michigan. psr-
cnasiug vhst was then the County Poor
Farm of one hundred aad sixty acres on the
uorfh siEe % Bridge-st.. one mile west ~ the
eity limits where be resided twenty i've
sssrs. ,hs las. fifteen 81 ais lie having been
| sDenr in this e.tF.
There have been born 70 him SIX sons
sud seven daughters. OF whom i0ar sons
! aud four daughters are living.
The s1blec. Of t'1is sketch was one whom
naturs had richly endowed b0ih physically
and mentally.
IL may be truthiuly SAID Of him he Bss
| e man among mea.
Though iaakng The a3vanlegei Of the
/ schools ln early iie tT Improving lls spzre
moments, alded BY Q reteauYe memory re
sac ee5et iu storing his mind with g
kneN adge o. events from which be could
draw 4t any iine Tor the pleasure ard
ur0ds al his ffiend8. AT different times
refa in Canada and here. De hss occupied
/ positions ef rspoo .osiiLs the gifts Of those
Wao lad perfect confidence in his fitness
/ sod ddeiity.
I iie was 500 a 'mere politician out al.
I ways 9au.ifs .ea genuine lurelosi iu the
pcttea. events ef e's country. With which
i he was srprsn nEiy familiar
Mr e-hernerlora Nas converted 10 ths
( fnr'ss sn MlB aneu q Young man, having
er his boue tae Baptis' ,hurch 0t watch
~ hai been q iataigl member for more
1 fha1 sixty wears. Al the time ~ death ht
Was p member 0f tbe Fountain Street Pap
/ Kiss cherea 81 fhis city. lie was also q
/ charter member IF the Firsl Baptist church
1 81 lhis citF
Christianity with him was = principle
sc made ths rule OF nis long life; the sesli )
ol which be never doubted
/ re was 3 kind husband and fsshas His
/ home Was the most delightful place % him
surrounded og bis family
So Te mirht rontnus 81 enumsrate BIZ
virtues. bar if "a not necessary. h.s lie IS OF
I rscord. whsle h IS not atoge criticism it s
/ 3D. manv essentials worthy ~ emuiation
! lor he has .sff bi. fsmiiy, sud c. ihs w0rle
4 the hesi legacy. s good naae
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